Film Noir Foundation Video Archives
The Film Noir Foundation Video Archive presents an ever-expanding catalog of noir-related video, ranging from exclusive interviews, to NOIR CITY guest appearances, to short films inspired by film noir. Many of the archive’s playlists are available on YouTube, and may be shared and embedded on other sites. Check back for new videos which will be added regularly.
Lynne Carter
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
At the 2007 edition of NOIR CITY HOLLYWOOD, Alan K. Rode invited actress Lynne Carter to be the special guest for a rare screening of Port of New York (1949), one of the last of the classic era films noir produced by Eagle-Lion Studios. Carter conversed about her co-stars Scott Brady, Robert Rober, the screen debuts of Yul Brynner and Neville Brand, her marriage to actor William Talman, and Katherine Hepburn. (2 parts.)
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Kim Hamilton
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In April 2007, actress Kim Hamilton was persuaded by Alan K. Rode to make a rare personal appearance during the 8th Annual Festival of Film Noir at the Egyptian Theatre. After a screening of ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW, the elegant Hamilton recalled her role opposite Harry Belafonte and shared her memories of Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Abe Polonsky among other luminaries during a distinguished career that is still going strong in 2011. (2 parts.)
Susan Harrison
interviewed by Eddie Muller
Susan Harrison made her big screen debut in one of the greatest films of the 1950s, Sweet Smell of Success, playing a woman fending off the unwanted "protection" of her overbearing brother, newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster). Following a screening of the 1957 noir classic at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Ms. Harrison sat down for an extended interview with FNF president Eddie Muller, to discuss the landmark film, her tumultuous time in Hollywood, and her decision to leave the industry behind. (2 parts.)
Robert Loggia
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
Robert Loggia remains one of Hollywood's most distinguished character actors whose career continues to thrive on movies and television. After a 2007 screening of THE GARMENT JUNGLE (1957) at the Egyptian Theatre, Loggia sat down with Alan K. Rode and revealed what this interesting film might have been instead of what it turned out to be. (3 parts.)
Barrie Chase
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In addition to being one of the most accomplished dancers of her era, Barrie Chase was a superb dramatic actress. In her first public appearance since 1972, Chase joined Alan K. Rode on stage at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs after a screening of Cape Fear (1962). Among other highlights, Chase discusses playing opposite Robert Mitchum and her professional and personal relationship with the great Fred Astaire beginning in 1958. (3 parts.)
Diane Baker
interviewed by Eddie Muller
Veteran actress Diane Baker (Marnie, Straightjacket, Silence of the Lambs) discusses her extraordinary career with Eddie Muller following a screening of her 1965 neo-noir Mirage at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Noir Festival. In addition to fascinating backstage anecdotes, the worldly and wise Baker—an executive director of San Francisco's Academy of Art University—offers tremendous insights and inspiration regarding the past and future of filmmaking. (3 parts.)
Norman Lloyd
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
In his 97th year, actor/director/producer Norman Lloyd is the griot of 20th century show business. Drawing from his extensive experiences in the theatre, films and television with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir, and Charlie Chaplin et al, there is no more fascinating raconteur than Norman. In May 2011, he joined Alan K. Rode on stage at the Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs after a screening of Saboteur, his screen debut in 1942. (4 parts.)
Julie Adams
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
Although principally remembered for fleeing the menacing advances of Gill-Man in The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Julie Adams is one of the last remaining major female movie stars of the 1950s who continues to be a working actress after six decades and counting. In 2009 she discussed co-starring with Tony Curtis and working with director Joe Pevney–among other subjects–with Alan K. Rode after a screening of Six Bridges to Cross (1955) at the NOIR CITY Festival at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Adams also comments about her first starring role opposite Richard Conte in Hollywood Story (1951) shown at the Egyptian the following year. (4 parts.)
Ann Robinson
interviewed by Eddie Muller
Ann Robinson transitioned from a stunt woman to an accomplished actress best known for starring in the original screen version of The War of the Worlds. Over five decades later, she would be reunited with her 1953 co-star Gene Barry in the Steven Spielberg remake of the classic sci-fi tale. Her lengthy film noir resume includes: I was a Shoplifter, The Damned Don't Cry, The Glass Wall, Bad for Each Other, Dragnet and Julie. The congenial Robinson shares career highlights and anecdotes with Eddie Muller after a screening of The Glass Wall at the 2010 edition of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs (2 parts.)
Tommy Cook
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
Tommy Cook isn't a household name, but with a screen career dating from 1940 that includes credits such as The Suspect (1944), Cry of the City (1948) and Panic in the Streets (1950) he worked with and knew many of the seminal actors and directors of the classic film noir era. Still active as a producer and a gifted raconteur, Cook regales interviewer Alan K. Rode and an appreciative audience after a screening of Cry of the City at Palm Springs in 2010 (2 parts.)
Andre de Toth
interviewed by Patrick Francis
The late Andre de Toth was one of film noir’s most distinctive directorial stylists. His artistic élan was responsible for some of the most provocative films produced during the classic noir period including : Dark Waters (1944), Pitfall (1948), Slattery’s Hurricane (1949), Crime Wave (1954) and Day of the Outlaw (1959). We believe that this is a "can't-miss," exclusive interview of a unique and under-appreciated auteur as filmmaker Patrick Francis captures the essential de Toth: direct, funny, and authentically Andre. (6 parts.)
Julie Garfield
interviewed by Kim Morgan
The life of iconic movie star John Garfield is discussed by his daughter, Julie Garfield — a renowned actress and dramatic teacher — with film critic Kim Morgan after a screening of He Ran All the Way (1951) at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs, California. This intimate interview about the legendary actor whose career was derailed by the Blacklist is a compelling story. (4 parts.)
June Lockhart
interviewed by Alan K. Rode
“Interviewed” is an inadequate word to describe this extended on-stage discussion with June Lockhart that encompasses numerous facets of an incredible stage and screen career that began in 1932 and is still going strong. Lockhart talks about growing up in a renowned acting family, working with Anthony Mann and John Alton in Bury Me Dead and T-Men, co-starring with Lassie and includes a riotous reenactment of a Lost in Space episode that has to be seen to be believed! (5 parts.)
Coleen Gray on Kubrick, Hawks and Hathaway
In perhaps her most extensive video interview ever made, actress Coleen Gray discusses with interviewer Patrick Francis her work with Howard Hawks, Stanley Kubrick and Henry Hathaway. She talks about her collaboration with Eddie Muller on his book Dark City Dames, and shares her feelings about the rediscovery of film noir. (8 parts.)
Coleen Gray on Nightmare Alley, Tyrone Power and Edmund Goulding
Coleen Gray holds a special place in the noir canon for her role as Molly in the controversial cult classic, Nightmare Alley. Continuing her interview with Patrick Francis, she talks about working with Tyrone Power, director Edmund Goulding, Nightmare Alley author William Lindsay Gresham, and the standing ovation she received at the film's screening at the Los Angeles Cinematheque's. (5 parts.)
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